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The Presidio of Santa Barbara has the distinction of being the last military outpost built by Spain in the New World. [5] The Presidio became a California Historical Landmark in 1958 and was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973. El Cuartel (The Barracks) is the oldest building in Santa Barbara
The Presidio de El Paso del Río Grande del Norte (1683–1773), at Ciudad Juárez, across the river from El Paso, Texas. Later relocated south in 1773 to Carrizal. The Presidio de San Felipe y Santiago de Janos (1691–?), in Janos. The Presidio de Casas Grandes (1686), was relocated to Janos in 1691.
Two days later a Spanish ship with supplies and reinforcements, including a second Jesuit priest, Francisco María Piccolo. arrived and, with the help of native workers paid with food, the Spaniards quickly erected a walled fortress called the Real Presidio de Loreto (Royal Fort of Loreto) that became the mission headquarters.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. 18th to 19th-century Catholic religious outposts in California For the establishments in modern-day Mexico, see Spanish missions in Baja California. The locations of the 21 Franciscan missions in Alta California. Part of a series on Spanish ...
Presidio/Unit Strength; Nueva Vizcaya: Casas Grandes: 50 San Francisco de Conchos: 50 San Pedro del Gallo: 45 Nuestra Señora del Pasaje de Cuencame: 45 Cerro Gordo: 23 Field companies of Parral and Durango: 45 Nuevo México: El Paso: 50 Santa Fe: 100 Sonora: Flying company: 50 Nuevo León: Cerralvo: 10 Caldereta: 10 Coahuila: San Francisco: 25 ...
El Camino Real (Spanish; literally The Royal Road, sometimes translated as The King's Highway) is a 600-mile (965-kilometer) commemorative route connecting the 21 Spanish missions in California (formerly the region Alta California in the Spanish Empire), along with a number of sub-missions, four presidios, and three pueblos.
In 1773 the Spanish closed the mission and presidio and forced the population to move to San Antonio. The site, now preserved in the state-run Los Adaes State Historic Site, is located on Louisiana Highway 485 in present-day Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
El Presidio Real de San Diego (Royal Presidio of San Diego) is a historic fort in San Diego, California.It was established on May 14, 1769, by Gaspar de Portolá, leader of the first European land exploration of Alta California—at that time an unexplored northwestern frontier area of New Spain.